Description: He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He carries with him a set of sickles on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her white hair is still thick. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 gp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an entirely tan suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a very tight haircut. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 7000 cp. Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She carries with her a set of morningstars on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She has wavy black hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Paela was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and balancing his hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Emmeline embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is dressed in an above average manner. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Through the years after Ulblyn was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ulblyn's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Ulblyn and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.